March was a very good month for price per square foot in our housing market, according to Movoto. Those signs of a housing recovery just became a bit brighter. According to the latest State of the Real Estate Market

While everyone fixates on the specific rate of existing-home sales, here were the similarly important findings in the report. By now, you’ve probably seen the headlines stemming from NAR’s latest existing-home sales report, namely that sales declined 0.2 percent

From home-price trends to the latest home sale numbers, we’re dishing the straight facts on Chicagoland’s housing market. The Illinois Association of Realtors unleashed its latest market analysis this morning, covering numbers in Chicagoland’s housing market through March. Here

We keep hearing from trade groups that lending standards remain high, and the data would seem to support that claim. It’s arguably the most common motif among housing trade groups today – lending standards remain high, and are limiting

We’ve been hearing for some time that rents are increasing, but new numbers from Zillow present the issue in a new light. Rising rents, like falling home prices, have been one of the prevailing narratives of the post-bubble housing

Reports of suburbia’s death,  it would appear, have been greatly exaggerated. It’s been a common trope in post-bubble news coverage – the United States, after several decades of embracing suburban sprawl, is returning to its urban roots and, once

If you want to be effective as a manager, you need your staff to take you seriously. This can be a challenge for new CEOs, starting entrepreneurs and business owners who are not used to being in a leadership

According to the 2014 National Association of Realtors Home Buyer and Seller Generational Trends study, younger buyers are optimistic about their home and see it as a good investment, and older buyers are more likely to downsize to match

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As more new developments continue to appear in downtown Chicago, construction in North Side neighborhoods such as Lincoln Park and Lakeview remains low. With little new construction to compete with, North Side landlords have the ability to raise rent

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has announced that realtor Mimi Napleton Collins is now affiliated with their Halsted office. Collins brings over eight years of experience to Coldwell Banker and joins her son as part of the Conor Scanlon Real

After attending the final hearing of Chicago’s report on their “Accepting the Challenge: Five Year Affordable Housing Plan, 2009 – 2013,” the Chicago Association of REALTORS continue to advocate affordable housing despite rising concerns. From the production of affordable

Deductions are a big part of homeownership; how common are they here in our local marketplace? If you know homeownership, you know the mortgage interest tax deduction, the great grandmaster of tax deductions in the U.S. Indeed, homeownership and

Though still low, builder confidence showed improvement in April, according to new NAHB numbers. Builder confidence recovered somewhat from March to April, inching up from 46 to 47, according to the latest Housing Market Index from the National Association

Named the new marketing director of the city region for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, marketing veteran Mark Pullinger is to now oversee marketing operations of six branch offices and 700 real estate agents. “We are excited to have Mark

Guaranteed Rate have announced the launched and debut of its first national television campaign. Featuring home improvement expert Ty Pennington, the advertisements have started to air on TBS, NBA, BBC America, Fox Business News, Destination America and Velocity since